The One and Only Muhammad Ali Dies

Muhammad Ali with his friend the late Teofilo Stevenson during a visit to Havana. Photo: cubadebate.cu

 

HAVANA TIMES — Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, 74, died on Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona where he was admitted in the morning for respiratory problems, reported ESPN based information from a family spokesman.

The three-time heavyweight champion, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease, retired from boxing in 1981. In recent years, he was hospitalized on several occasions, including twice in 2014 and again last year.

See this documentary on the life of Muhammad Ali.

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